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New York neighbours who became cross-country rivals, the Yankees and Dodgers renew their starry struggle in the World Series for the first time in 43 years. Yankees seeking their 28th World Series title but first since 2009 and the Dodgers their eighth.

New York neighbours who became cross-country rivals, the Yankees and Dodgers renew their starry struggle in the World Series for the first time in 43 years. Yankees seeking their 28th World Series title but first since 2009 and the Dodgers their eighth.

When an announcement came over the loudspeaker that armed intruders had entered a children's psychiatric hospital in Michigan, staff and patients flew into a panic. But it was all a just a drill.

The Canadian Arts & Fashion Awards have crowned Beaufille and Spencer Badu this year's top fashion designers at a gala held in Toronto over the weekend.

Trans Mountain's new CEO is calling on the federal government to be a "disciplined seller" and to not rush to sell the newly twinned $34 billion pipeline.

Victims of Brazil's worst environmental disaster took their case for compensation to a U.K. court Monday, almost nine years after tons of toxic mining waste from a ruptured tailings dam poured into a major waterway, killing 19 people and devastating local communities.

Cuba's power-grid operator said it had restored electricity to parts of the capital of Havana on Monday following a fourth major grid failure in 48 hours, while Tropical Storm Oscar lashed the island's eastern end.

Statistics Canada estimates that it would take $356.7 billion to replace road or water systems considered to be in “poor” or “very poor” condition.

CBC president and CEO Catherine Tait today refused to rule out accepting her personal bonuses for the last two fiscal years if they're approved by the Privy Council Office.

Two B.C. men pleaded guilty Monday to second-degree murder in the July 2022 shooting death of Ripudaman Singh Malik, one of two men acquitted in the 1985 Air India bombings.

Two B.C. men pleaded guilty Monday to second-degree murder in the July 2022 shooting death of Ripudaman Singh Malik, one of two men acquitted in the 1985 Air India bombings.

A new exhibit at the Design Museum in London, England, is set to showcase the designs and projects of filmmaker Tim Burton. It has a recreation of Burton's art studio and displays pieces of his work from over the years, going as far back as sketches from his childhood.

Filmmakers Steven Spielberg, Spike Lee and Ken Burns and singers Missy Elliott and Queen Latifah are among 20 recipients of the U.S. National Medals of Arts, which will be formally presented by President Joe Biden at a White House ceremony Monday.

One woman is dead after a mudslide washed away her Coquitlam, B.C. home Saturday, RCMP say.

The men formerly known as the Central Park Five before they were exonerated filed a defamation lawsuit against U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Monday. 

New lawsuits have been filed against Sean (Diddy) Combs, which include allegations that he and an unnamed "male celebrity" raped a 13-year-old girl that had been drugged as an unnamed "female celebrity" watched.

The Alberta government is investing $112 million for the construction of interim housing for Albertans who lost their homes when a wildfire ripped through the community of Jasper.

The federal government is expected to boost the minimum hourly wage that must be paid to temporary foreign workers in the high-wage stream as a way to encourage employers to hire more Canadian staff.

Boeing has reached a tentative labour contract proposal that could see the company provide more than $1 billion US in wage increases for workers over four years, analysts say. 

A record-breaking season for the WNBA ended in controversy after the New York Liberty won the championship in a game Minnesota coach Cheryl Reeve says was "stolen" from them.

Former federal health minister Dr. Jane Philpott will head a new team with a mandate to connect every person in Ontario to a primary care provider within the next five years, the province announced Monday.

Hundreds of frozen waffle products sold in Canada and the U.S. are being recalled after possible contamination by the Listeria bacteria was detected at an Ontario facility, manufacturer TreeHouse Foods says.

Fifteen years after filing a lawsuit against the Canadian government over his detention in Sudan, Abousfian Abdelrazik is getting his day in court.

In his submissions to federal court, Yucheng Su claimed he likes to drink wine — but probably wouldn't qualify as a "wine collector." Canada Border Services Agency officer Geoffrey MacLean, on the other hand, showed no such reticence.

Pennsylvania's Democratic Governor Josh Shapiro is among those calling for an investigation of billionaire Elon Musk, for his promise at a weekend pro-Trump rally to give away $1 million US each day until election day in the U.S.

Tommy Edman and Will Smith homered as the L.A. Dodgers eliminated the New York Mets with a 10-5 victory in Game 6 of the NL Championship Series on Sunday night. Los Angeles opens the World Series against the New York Yankees on Friday.

Ontario tabled its first bill of the fall legislative sitting on Monday, in a bid to give the province veto power over some bike lanes, accelerate highway construction projects and ease environmental assessments for new highways.

Fethullah Gülen, a reclusive U.S.-based Islamic cleric, has died. Gülen inspired a global social movement while facing accusations he masterminded a failed 2016 coup in his native Turkey.

Airfare costs around the country have risen by 9.2 per cent since 2019, but Labrador residents are seeing triple.

King Charles was accused of "genocide" by an Indigenous senator at Australia's Parliament House on Monday, moments after he delivered a speech in which he paid his "respects to the traditional owners of the lands."

The small farming community of Teeswater, Ont., faces a massive decision. Starting today, its 6,000 residents will vote on whether or not they're willing to host Canada's largest underground storage facility of spent nuclear fuel. 

The small farming community of Teeswater, Ont., faces a massive decision. Starting today, its 6,000 residents will vote on whether or not they're willing to host Canada's largest underground storage facility of spent nuclear fuel. 

Just a few years after a Halifax woman came up with an idea to help Nova Scotia students through the COVID-19 pandemic, the non-profit she founded has reached thousands of students and expanding to other parts of Canada. 

Margaret Gibson, an associate professor of social development studies and social work at the University of Waterloo, says that neurodiverse people have long been unfairly accused of laziness or procrastination, but in reality they just have an atypical way of thinking.

Two years ago in Montreal, almost 200 countries signed a landmark agreement to reverse the loss of nature by the end of the decade. This week in Colombia, delegates will meet once again — and advocates are hoping to see them make good on their promises.

Work to replace parts of 470,000 failing water meters in homes and businesses across Toronto is underway, but the latest update shows it will cost taxpayers millions of dollars to solve the problem that's only getting worse.

Work to replace parts of 470,000 failing water meter transmitters in homes and businesses across Toronto is underway, but the latest update shows it will cost taxpayers millions of dollars to solve the problem that's only getting worse.

In early 2022, Dennis Fitzpatrick, the board chair of the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC), raised concerns about possible conflicts of interest involving the organization's president and CEO, Mike Crabtree. Shortly after raising the concerns, Fitzpatrick was fired by SRC minister Jeremy Harrison.

Some TV customers are accusing Rogers Communications of a cash grab — a year after its controversial purchase of Shaw, which the Competition Bureau warned would lead to less competition and higher prices.

Human cases of rabies are extremely in Canada, but some people do still come into contact with rabid animals. Not only is it relatively simple to avoid exposure to the disease, experts say, but there are also effective treatments available for both humans and animals who may have been exposed, including vaccines. 

As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faces a rebellion from his own MPs in caucus this week, former B.C. premier Christy Clark is suggesting she would be interested in replacing him, should Trudeau decide to step down.

In an open letter to FIFA’s president obtained by CBC News, more than a hundred international soccer players, including several Canadians, are calling on FIFA to reconsider its sponsorship by Saudi Arabian oil company.

Despite millions invested in flood mitigation since 2014, Saturday's rainstorm overwhelmed North Vancouver's stormwater systems, inundating streets with water and impacting several dozen properties on the North Shore.

The New York Liberty finally have a WNBA championship after beating the Minnesota Lynx 67-62 in overtime of a decisive Game 5 on Sunday night.